SHIVRAJ K. MAHENDRA
Gospel Preaching, Theological Teaching, Hindi Translation, and more!
Rev. Dr. Shivraj Kumar Mahendra serves as Professor of Indian Church History at North India College of Christian Studies (NICCS), Gurugram; Visiting Professor of Missiology at Nepal Graduate School of Theology (AGST), and Adjunct Professor of Mission Studies at Kentucky Mountain Bible College (KMBC), USA. He has taught at Doon Bible College (2003-2004) and New Theological College (2006-2026) both in Dehradun. Dr. Mahendra also serves as General Secretary of Church History Association of India (CHAI) Bangalore; Board Member of the Bible Society of India (Allahabad Auxiliary); Editor of History, Asian American Theological Forum (AATF); Managing Editor at the E. Stanley Jones Foundation (ESJF); and Member of Research and Prize Committee, American Society of Church History (ASCH).
Dr. Mahendra earned his PhD (Intercultural Studies) from Asbury Theological Seminary, USA. He is also an alumnus of the United Theological College, Bengaluru (MTh), Union Biblical Seminary, Pune (BD), Luther W. New Jr. Theological College, Dehradun (BTh), Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (MA [Sociology]), and Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (BA [Sociology], MA [Hindi], Post Graduate Diploma in Translation [PGDT], and Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education [PGDDE]).
Dr. Mahendra’s research interests include biography as missiology, world Christianities, and world religions. His publications include the award-winning Lived Missiology (2021) and nine other books and twenty-two Hindi translations, including Timothy Tennent’s Christianity at the Religious Roundtable (2003), C. B. Firth’s Introduction to Indian Church History (2004), and M. M. Thomas’ The Acknowledged Christ of the Indian Renaissance (2010).
Dr. Mahendra comes from Chhattisgarh in central India and has been involved in Christian mission and ministries since 1996. An ex-President of the Ganesha festival, Shivraj's life was transformed by the vision of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is an Ordained Elder of the Free Methodist Church (FMC-USA). He organizes the annual Hindi Christian Poets Conference under the Hindi Christian Literary group Christian Writers and Translators Council (Masihi Lekhak Aur Anuvadak Parishad).
Dr. Mahendra is married to Anita Mahendra (MA, MDiv) and they are blessed with two daughters and two grandchildren. Mrs. Mahendra is a homemaker and a prayer warrior. You can find Dr. Mahendra's publications on Amazon, Academia, and at NTC and ISPCK. Invite Dr. and Mrs. Mahendra for preaching, teaching, prayer, etc. Thank you, God bless you!
Contact:
WhatsApp: +91 7428657704Email: shivraj.mahendra01@gmail.com
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